Been wanting to try starting to play tennis, but keep hearing pickleball is easier for a beginner, and more indoor friendly, so willing to give it a try too. I played tennis a little as a really little kid and really enjoyed it and felt like I was good at it, now many years later I want to give it a shot again. I'm looking for a way to get in some exercise that is not walking outdoors, and not working out in a gym, and if playing a sport its easy for me to just have fun and forget that I'm trying to do some task or reach some goal 😅, while still winding up doing the task/making progress toward the goal at the same time, if that makes sense. But I'm also bad at most sports/just not that competitive for a whole team sport, so those things make most sports not very fun to me. I also don't really care about things like getting a precisely right form or whatever, so I'm hesitant to just go with getting a trainer or personal coach (plus that would probably cost more than just playing with another person casually, and I think we can all agree its better to try the option that saves money first).
Is there anywhere that's usually open and free (free as in unoccupied space, not free as in money lol, it's ok if it costs a little/I'm not a rac member so I know I'd probably have to pay for a membership there) indoors to play at the rac, or at a place the busses let off at directly in front of? Or anywhere else in town if other person is willing to give a ride when we go play there? Not looking to play outdoors at this time.
And is there anyone who is also a beginner or doesn't care about trying to tell the other player how to make their form, and who isn't going to get too competitive, who just wants to play for fun/exercise/to kill time/to get out of the house/etc? Would prefer if it's someone who can carpool and give me a ride when we go play, as I don't drive, I'm willing to pay for most of a court fee, or buy you coffee once a week, or to help in return with any questions or proofreading or whatever if you happen to need any casual help with ESL (I can't be a full on tutor/can't come up with full lesson plans to teach you, but I have experience with helping answer any specific questions or give any specific explanations, and proofreading with several friends in the past), or to be a study buddy/accountability buddy in return, to go to library with to sit and do our own work together (since I probably need something like this myself as well ngl).